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[Video Blog] Gatton Academy First-Years Discover Research Opportunities During Fair from Gatton Academy on Vimeo.
Faculty from Ogden College of Science and Engineering and the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at WKU met with Class of 2012 students to discuss opportunities to engage in research.
WKU’s annual Girls in Science Day will be held Saturday (March 20).
The event is an opportunity for girls in grades 4-7 to meet with leading scientists at WKU, ask questions and participate in activities involving science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The all-day event begins at 8 a.m. with registration in the Thompson Complex Central Wing lobby followed at 8:30 with an introduction by Observatory Education Scientist Rachel Campbell in Snell Hall Auditorium.
Between 9 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., girls will participate in three classes at various locations in Ogden College of Science and Engineering. They can choose from 12 classes including the life of a bee keeper, volcanoes, seeing the tricks behind optical illusions and building your own lunar rover.
The lunar rover class will include an interactive demonstration of a lunar excavator being constructed for a NASA robot competition by the WKU Department of Engineering’s “Lunabotics” Team.
The students will have lunch at noon in Snell Hall Auditorium. A Chemistry Magic Show (which is open to the students’ parents) will begin at 1:15 in Snell Hall Auditorium to conclude the day’s events.
For more information, contact Rachel Campbell at (270) 745-5940.